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Tigana to sign for Shenhua, Okada for Hangzhou
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December 16, 2011, Friday
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FORMER French international Jean Tigana will land in Shanghai tomorrow to put the finishing touches to a deal which will see him manage Shanghai Shenhua.
Tigana, who has managed in France, England and Turkey, quit as coach of Bordeaux earlier this year, and is now expected to steer the Chinese side which earlier this week announced the signing of Chelsea's French striker Nicola Anelka.
"Jean Tigana will arrive in Shanghai ... and we will have final talks with him on the details of his contract," club spokesman Ma Yue said yesterday.
"His coaching contract will be for one year because that was what he had proposed during initial talks.
"If the results on the field are good, we will be talking about an extension. He will bring in his own coaching team for this assignment."
Ma said he did not anticipate there being any problems or barriers to Tigana signing up, and that he was expected to be formally announced on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Takeshi Okada, who took Japan to the knockout stages of last year's FIFA World Cup in South Africa, was in Hangzhou yesterday to sign for the CSL side Hangzhou Greentown.
The club revealed the signing of Okada, who was pictured on its microblog smiling and holding a shirt with the number 99.
"We are busy now as Takeshi Okada is in Hangzhou now. The contract has been signed this morning. There will be a press conference on December 24," an official said.
Okada reportedly turned down an offer from one of Japan's biggest clubs, Urawa Reds, to take up the job Hangzhou. He is expected to bring Japanese midfielder Yasuhito Endo from Gamba Osaka and Omiya Ardija's star Brazilian Rafael with him.
Tigana, who has managed in France, England and Turkey, quit as coach of Bordeaux earlier this year, and is now expected to steer the Chinese side which earlier this week announced the signing of Chelsea's French striker Nicola Anelka.
"Jean Tigana will arrive in Shanghai ... and we will have final talks with him on the details of his contract," club spokesman Ma Yue said yesterday.
"His coaching contract will be for one year because that was what he had proposed during initial talks.
"If the results on the field are good, we will be talking about an extension. He will bring in his own coaching team for this assignment."
Ma said he did not anticipate there being any problems or barriers to Tigana signing up, and that he was expected to be formally announced on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Takeshi Okada, who took Japan to the knockout stages of last year's FIFA World Cup in South Africa, was in Hangzhou yesterday to sign for the CSL side Hangzhou Greentown.
The club revealed the signing of Okada, who was pictured on its microblog smiling and holding a shirt with the number 99.
"We are busy now as Takeshi Okada is in Hangzhou now. The contract has been signed this morning. There will be a press conference on December 24," an official said.
Okada reportedly turned down an offer from one of Japan's biggest clubs, Urawa Reds, to take up the job Hangzhou. He is expected to bring Japanese midfielder Yasuhito Endo from Gamba Osaka and Omiya Ardija's star Brazilian Rafael with him.
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